Aloha!

Our first order of business upon arriving in Hawaii(July 27-Aug. 4) was to meet this adorable little guy! We were finally able to hold, cuddle and kiss little Caleb, our newest grandchild! We sure love him! Lois is the new mommy and she is doing a great job! Look at how peaceful he is sleeping on her lap:) Jesse and Lois are having so much fun with him!
Our next order of business was to have FUN! We did our best to make it happen...Snorkeling at Shark's Cove(and other spots), Dole Plantation, Swimming to Chinaman's Hat, bowling, hiking, eating at Ted's Bakery, Brian BBQing for us, Jake Shimabukuro concert, Waimea Bay(and the guys jumping off the rocks), Waikiki, A birthday bash with garlic shrimp(Thanks to Jesse's friend), Turtle Beach, International Marketplace, playing Scattergories, shaved ice...and topping it off was Caleb's blessing( see 3 posts back), given by Jesse, with Johnny, Brian and Jim (and others) participating!



Da boys at the top of Chinaman's Hat, after we swam over to the island!
Jim at the top
The whole crew(minus me, photographing) with the "Hat" behind us
Bowling at BYUH
Grandma and Auntie admiring Caleb:)
Zeke became locked in the car(in his car seat and the keys on the front seat) at Ted's Bakery, but the Sunset Beach Fire Dept. came to our rescue, with the sirens wailing!!! I still owe them some cookies!
Sisters soaking up the sun at Waimea
The guys jumped off the rocks at Waimea Bay...Here's Johnny!
Summer and Brian left their three kids with Brian's parents. We missed them! Here they are relaxing and getting to know their new nephew:) Look at Caleb's head of hair!
Zeke is the little beach boy:)
The Birthday girl wearing her candy lei
Hiking in the wet rain forest with giant leaf umbrellas
Summer mingling with the giant sea turtles...Hang loose!
This sea turtle popped up to say HELLO:)
We had a birthday luau for Lois(on her bday) and Brian (two weeks early)...some friends came too and one friend made his special garlic shrimp for all of us-YUM!!!
The Root family on the back porch
The beautiful view from our backyard:)

It was WONDERFUL to have the kids together...they hadn't seen each other since Christmas!!!

ALOHA!